2015 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 13, 2015 · Soldier Field
Final
Green Bay Packers 31 at Chicago Bears 23. Final.
Green Bay Packers 31–23.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Game-day list and snap counts from the weekly roster and snap feeds. Practice-squad and injured-reserve players are not shown — they were never on the game-day list.
Green Bay Packers
46 dressed · 8 never used
- 71Josh SittonG · Every snap100%59 snaps
- 70T.J. LangG · Every snap100%59 snaps
- 75Bryan BulagaT · Every snap100%59 snaps
- 69David BakhtiariT · Every snap100%59 snaps
- 12Aaron RodgersQB · Every snap100%59 snaps
- 63Corey LinsleyC · Every snap100%59 snaps
- 17Davante AdamsWR · Full-time97%57 snaps
- 89James JonesWR · Full-time92%54 snaps
- 18Randall CobbWR · Full-time90%53 snaps
- 27Eddie LacyRB · Heavy rotation76%45 snaps
- 82Richard RodgersTE · Heavy rotation63%37 snaps
- —Andrew QuarlessTE · Rotational39%23 snaps
- 44James StarksRB · Situational22%13 snaps
- 30John KuhnFB · Situational12%7 snaps
- 79Josh WalkerG · Situational5%3 snaps
- 73J.C. TretterC · Situational2%1 snap
- 83Jeff JanisWR · Situational2%1 snap
- —Ty MontgomeryWR · Situational2%1 snap
Dressed, never took a snap · 8
Chicago Bears
40 dressed · 8 never used
- 75Kyle LongG · Every snap100%73 snaps
- 68Matt SlausonG · Every snap100%73 snaps
- 74Jermon BushrodT · Every snap100%73 snaps
- —Vlad DucasseG · Every snap100%73 snaps
- —Will MontgomeryC · Every snap100%73 snaps
- 6Jay CutlerQB · Every snap100%73 snaps
- —Martellus BennettTE · Full-time96%70 snaps
- 22Matt ForteRB · Full-time89%65 snaps
- 19Eddie RoyalWR · Full-time84%61 snaps
- —Marquess WilsonWR · Full-time82%60 snaps
- —Alshon JefferyWR · Heavy rotation77%56 snaps
- 82Khari LeeTE · Situational15%11 snaps
- 86Zach MillerTE · Situational15%11 snaps
- 11Josh BellamyWR · Situational11%8 snaps
- —Jacquizz RodgersRB · Situational11%8 snaps
- 72Charles LenoT · Situational8%6 snaps
- 80Marc MarianiWR · Situational8%6 snaps
- 33Jeremy LangfordRB · Situational4%3 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 8
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CHI
18/36, 225 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
0.2 expected points added · -8.9% completion over expected
Passing · GB
18/23, 189 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
13.4 expected points added · +19.9% completion over expected
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Green Bay Packers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 18/23 | 189 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +13.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Lacy | 19 | 85 | 4.5 | 1 | +2.4 |
| Aaron Rodgers | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Richard Rodgers | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | +0.8 |
| James Starks | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | +1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davante Adams | 4 | 8 | 59 | 0 | 35% | +0.2 |
| James Jones | 4 | 4 | 51 | 2 | 17% | +7.1 |
| Randall Cobb | 5 | 5 | 38 | 1 | 22% | +4.1 |
| Richard Rodgers | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 13% | +1.3 |
| Eddie Lacy | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 13% | +0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Palmer | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ha Ha Clinton-Dix | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Shields | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Julius Peppers | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Clay Matthews | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Micah Hyde | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| B.J. Raji | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Richardson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Hayward | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jayrone Elliott | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 18/36 | 225 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +0.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 24 | 141 | 5.9 | 1 | +7.5 |
| Jay Cutler | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | +1.3 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Jeremy Langford | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alshon Jeffery | 5 | 11 | 78 | 0 | 31% | +3.4 |
| Marquess Wilson | 2 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 6% | +4.7 |
| Martellus Bennett | 5 | 7 | 55 | 1 | 20% | +3.0 |
| Matt Forte | 5 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 23% | −1.7 |
| Eddie Royal | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 14% | −4.1 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.7 |
| Zach Miller | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shea McClellin | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Jones | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pernell McPhee | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antrel Rolle | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Amos | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherrick McManis | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Allen | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Ball | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Fuller | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Goldman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Take it with you
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.
/football/games/2015_01_GB_CHI
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Packers -5.5
- Closing total
- 48.5
- Packers moneyline
- -250
- Bears moneyline
- +222
Packers closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 8.
Total closed 48.5; the game landed 54 — over by 5.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Soldier Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Mild, 64°F at kickoff; a light breeze at 8 mph out of the west; partly cloudy.
- Referee
- Craig Wrolstad
- Rest
- Packers 7 days · Bears 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike McCarthy vs John Fox
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.